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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree that sports are great.  I had one who did sports and one who did not.  People might be surprised to know that there are a lot of activities other than sports that are going to be negatively impacted by the new times.[/quote]

The new times shouldn't have a negative effect on extracurriculars. TJ runs from 8:30 to 3:50, with sports and many other extracurriculars starting about four and going till about six. Lots of very involved kids there, with long commutes to boot, and they manage to get it all done.

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A lot of TJ students sleep 5 hours a night. No thanks.[/quote]

And a lot of kids at the neighborhood high schools sleep five hours a night now. My child at TJ sleeps from 10 or 11 till 7 every night and that is with two hours of a sport every day; the TJ  schedule has been far better for my child then he earlier schedule for middle school at a secondary school. I think a lot of kids in the neighborhood schools could benefit from starting the school day later. I have seen the difference and the later start time is much better all around.

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